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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Heun (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Heun. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Heun is located in Colfax County.

To see how the shape of Nebraska's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Colfax County: Butler, Cuming, Dodge, Platte, Saunders & Stanton.

Below are the counties that are near Heun. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Heun:

  • Colfax County     (The home county of Heun)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Heun, with the one closest to Heun listed first.
    • Howells
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howells have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howells
      • Howells is located in Colfax County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Howells <2>
    • Clarkson
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarkson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkson
      • Clarkson is located in Colfax County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 630 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarkson <2>
    • Leigh
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Schuyler
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Rogers
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
      • Rogers is located in Colfax County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
    • Richland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
      • Richland is located in Colfax County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
  • Butler County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Heun, with the one closest to Heun listed first.
    • Linwood
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Nimburg
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nimburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimburg
      • Nimburg is located in Butler County
    • Octavia
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Octavia
      • Octavia is located in Butler County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
    • Abie
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Bellwood
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
      • Bellwood is located in Butler County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 416 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellwood <2>
    • Bruno
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • David City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Brainard
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Cuming County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Heun, with the one closest to Heun listed first.
    • Aloys
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aloys
      • Aloys is located in Cuming County
    • Monterey
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
      • Monterey is located in Cuming County
    • West Point
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
      • West Point is located in Cuming County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,237 people
      • West Point has also been known as:
      • Westpoint
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Point <2>
    • Beemer
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Wisner
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
  • Dodge County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Heun, with the one closest to Heun listed first.
    • Dodge
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dodge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge
      • Dodge is located in Dodge County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dodge <2>
    • Snyder
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snyder have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snyder
      • Snyder is located in Dodge County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 280 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Snyder <2>
    • North Bend
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Crowell
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowell
      • Crowell is located in Dodge County
    • Scribner
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Ames
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ames have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames
      • Ames is located in Dodge County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ames <2>
    • Hooper
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hooper have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooper
      • Hooper is located in Dodge County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 828 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hooper <2>
    • Winslow
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winslow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winslow
      • Winslow is located in Dodge County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winslow <2>
    • Uehling
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Uehling have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uehling
      • Uehling is located in Dodge County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Uehling <2>
    • Nickerson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Heun, with the one closest to Heun listed first.
    • Madison
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
      • Madison is located in Madison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,343 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <2>
    • Warnerville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warnerville
      • Warnerville is located in Madison County
  • Platte County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Heun, with the one closest to Heun listed first.
    • Creston
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
      • Creston is located in Platte County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Creston <2>
    • Carriage House Estates
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Columbus
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Sheldonville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldonville
      • Sheldonville is located in Platte County
    • Humphrey
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Humphrey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humphrey
      • Humphrey is located in Platte County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 800 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Humphrey <2>
    • Platte Center
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Platte Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platte Center
      • Platte Center is located in Platte County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Platte Center <2>
    • Tarnov
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarnov
      • Tarnov is located in Platte County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 45 people
    • Oconee
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconee
      • Oconee is located in Platte County
    • Cornlea
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornlea have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornlea
      • Cornlea is located in Platte County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
    • Duncan
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duncan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
      • Duncan is located in Platte County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 370 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Duncan <2>
    • Monroe
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monroe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
      • Monroe is located in Platte County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroe <2>
  • Saunders County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Heun, with the one closest to Heun listed first.
    • Morse Bluff
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morse Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse Bluff
      • Morse Bluff is located in Saunders County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morse Bluff <2>
    • Rescue ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rescue have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rescue
      • Rescue is located in Saunders County
    • Prague
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Cedar Bluffs
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Malmo
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Stanton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Heun, with the one closest to Heun listed first.
    • Stanton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Pilger
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Heun, see our County-by-County Page for Heun.

Newspapers Published in Heun ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 149 newspapers that have been published in the area around Heun.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Heun, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Heun.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Heun:

Cemeteries Near Heun ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Heun.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Heun covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Heun, with the one closest to Heun listed first.

  • Sousek Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sousek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sousek Cemetery
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
  • Dry Creek Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dry Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dry Creek Cemetery
  • Tabor Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tabor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tabor Cemetery
  • Grove Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grove Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grove Hill Cemetery
  • Tollman Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tollman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tollman Cemetery
  • Grandview Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grandview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grandview Cemetery
  • St.s Peter and Paul Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St.s Peter and Paul Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St.s Peter and Paul Cemetery
  • St. John's Nepomucene Catholic Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Bohemian Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bohemian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bohemian Cemetery
  • St. Patricks Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Patricks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patricks Cemetery
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joseph Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph Cemetery
  • Continue List   (118 more) ...
    • Holy Cross Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Cross Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Cross Cemetery
    • Immanuel Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Immanuel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Immanuel Cemetery
    • Leigh Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Leigh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leigh Cemetery

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Heun had a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Heun, with the one closest to Heun listed first.

  • Howells
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howells have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howells
    • Howells is located in Colfax County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Howells <2>
  • Clarkson
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarkson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkson
    • Clarkson is located in Colfax County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 630 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarkson <2>
  • Glencoe ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glencoe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glencoe
    • Glencoe is located in Dodge County
  • Dodge
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dodge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge
    • Dodge is located in Dodge County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dodge <2>
  • Leigh
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Schuyler
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Rogers
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
    • Rogers is located in Colfax County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
  • Webster
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Webster have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
    • Webster is located in Dodge County
  • Snyder
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snyder have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snyder
    • Snyder is located in Dodge County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 280 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Snyder <2>
  • Richland
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
    • Richland is located in Colfax County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
  • Edholm
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edholm have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edholm
    • Edholm is located in Butler County
  • Linwood
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Monterey
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
      • Monterey is located in Cuming County
    • North Bend
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Creston
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
      • Creston is located in Platte County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Creston <2>

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Heun. See our List of 1890's Communities around Heun.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Heun. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Colfax County: www.colfaxcounty.ne.gov/

The official website for State of Nebraska: www.nebraska.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Heun) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Heun. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.6300, Longitude: -97.0406       In this case, the coordinates for Heun have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<5>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Heun, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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